Palau - Tax revenue

Tax revenue (current LCU)

The value for Tax revenue (current LCU) in Palau was 56,004,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 60,462,630 in 2018 and a minimum value of 29,299,260 in 2009.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
2008 32,904,470
2009 29,299,260
2010 31,233,390
2011 34,705,300
2012 38,986,500
2013 41,441,250
2014 47,019,980
2015 56,553,780
2016 59,113,940
2017 56,917,540
2018 60,462,630
2019 56,004,000

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Palau was 20.42 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 11 years was 21.24 in 2018, while its lowest value was 15.62 in 2009.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
2008 16.59
2009 15.62
2010 16.80
2011 17.62
2012 18.36
2013 18.74
2014 19.46
2015 20.16
2016 19.82
2017 19.95
2018 21.24
2019 20.42

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance